WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided more than $2.7 billion to over 420,000 individuals and families to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020. This assistance helped pay for the funerals of more than 430,000 people who died from COVID-19.
Eligibility determinations are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation. The determinations are not driven by state/locations.
“Applications” in the chart below reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the assistance process.
Please find state-specific information below:
State / Territory |
Applications |
Amount Approved |
Number of Awards |
|
Alabama |
11,834 |
$64,818,565.09 |
9,550 |
|
Alaska |
487 |
$1,695,739.66 |
346 |
|
American Samoa |
31 |
$57,235.52 |
11 |
|
Arizona |
9,362 |
$36,234,552.87 |
7,312 |
|
Arkansas |
5,542 |
$28,081,660.78 |
4,501 |
|
California |
44,047 |
$220,228,455.14 |
34,442 |
|
Colorado |
5,092 |
$21,632,228.50 |
3,985 |
|
Connecticut |
5,085 |
$28,567,064.72 |
4,179 |
|
Delaware |
1,628 |
$8,286,924.79 |
1,307 |
|
District of Columbia |
782 |
$3,911,403.08 |
588 |
|
Florida |
34,649 |
$155,820,493.67 |
27,841 |
|
Georgia |
21,082 |
$115,828,255.16 |
16,935 |
|
Guam |
33 |
$138,673.19 |
19 |
|
Hawaii |
752 |
$3,291,498.37 |
570 |
|
Idaho |
1,912 |
$8,466,065.09 |
1,546 |
|
Illinois |
20,632 |
$115,990,794.07 |
16,856 |
|
Indiana |
10,833 |
$61,187,559.74 |
8,831 |
|
Iowa |
4,432 |
$26,222,950.00 |
3,680 |
|
Kansas |
4,772 |
$25,375,117.32 |
3,908 |
|
Kentucky |
9,773 |
$56,923,294.55 |
7,903 |
|
Louisiana |
8,838 |
$47,563,992.96 |
6,894 |
|
Maine |
1,169 |
$4,886,928.21 |
910 |
|
Maryland |
9,018 |
$48,763,510.60 |
7,257 |
|
Massachusetts |
9,714 |
$53,580,572.26 |
7,865 |
|
Michigan |
18,675 |
$94,479,747.23 |
15,363 |
|
Minnesota |
5,709 |
$31,996,502.54 |
4,709 |
|
Mississippi |
7,913 |
$41,956,305.88 |
6,203 |
|
Missouri |
10,689 |
$54,841,364.09 |
8,792 |
|
Montana |
1,347 |
$5,512,621.96 |
1,094 |
|
Nebraska |
2,369 |
$13,549,268.48 |
1,960 |
|
Nevada |
4,638 |
$18,890,833.99 |
3,561 |
|
New Hampshire |
1,399 |
$6,770,581.60 |
1,135 |
|
New Jersey |
16,982 |
$95,404,471.45 |
13,826 |
|
New Mexico |
3,406 |
$13,679,715.77 |
2,600 |
|
New York |
36,971 |
$202,724,519.75 |
29,579 |
|
North Carolina |
17,557 |
$92,975,656.82 |
14,267 |
|
North Dakota |
1,204 |
$7,406,516.35 |
996 |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
33 |
$87,531.99 |
16 |
|
Ohio |
22,714 |
$122,239,646.05 |
18,860 |
|
Oklahoma |
8,296 |
$42,381,477.94 |
6,766 |
|
Oregon |
2,591 |
$8,901,362.55 |
1,994 |
|
Pennsylvania |
24,859 |
$136,601,280.34 |
20,682 |
|
Puerto Rico |
2,485 |
$7,171,410.47 |
1,832 |
|
Rhode Island |
1,707 |
$9,591,255.30 |
1,402 |
|
South Carolina |
11,719 |
$64,522,066.92 |
9,578 |
|
South Dakota |
1,174 |
$6,881,780.67 |
961 |
|
Tennessee |
14,895 |
$81,871,091.72 |
12,178 |
|
Texas |
47,456 |
$248,346,279.18 |
38,278 |
|
U.S. Virgin Islands |
80 |
$394,749.32 |
63 |
|
Utah |
2,448 |
$13,439,545.06 |
1,978 |
|
Vermont |
311 |
$1,342,823.13 |
244 |
|
Virginia |
12,242 |
$65,898,589.62 |
9,973 |
|
Washington |
4,624 |
$18,575,853.84 |
3,508 |
|
West Virginia |
4,099 |
$22,314,391.18 |
3,280 |
|
Wisconsin |
8,694 |
$47,662,159.04 |
7,204 |
|
Wyoming |
821 |
$3,627,506.83 |
666 |
* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EDT today.
Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Applicants who use a relay service, such as a videophone, Innocaption or CapTel, should provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to them for that service so that agency representatives are able to contact them.
Additional information about COVID-19 funeral assistance, including frequently asked questions, is available on FEMA.gov.